A Baker College cyber security team is trying to recreate the Heartbleed computer vulnerability in a lab setting.File photo

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- For web companies everywhere, it was a mad dash to patch up systems and hope nothing was compromised.

For Ben Carroll, it was an opportunity.

The 23-year-old student studies cyber security at Baker College. When news came up early this week that researchers had discovered a serious vulnerability, Caroll started thinking about how he could recreate the breach.